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A town of 2,617 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,067/m² takes 8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Oisans. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1 job per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than 23% of compared French towns. It ranks #74 of 96 in Isère. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Le Bourg-d'Oisans does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Bourg-d'Oisans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Bourg-d'Oisans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centrale hydroélectrique des Vernes, in Livet-et-Gavet, 6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bourg-d'Oisans.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #101 of 102 in Isère on results. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Six ValléesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 80%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 564 residents of Le Bourg-d'Oisans died, against 389 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 45% more. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Le Bourg-d'Oisans come to 105 per 100 predicted. 4 GPs practise locally. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Unemployment runs at 5.1%. 1,200 jobs are based in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, for 1,150 working residents (1 per worker). At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Le Bourg-d'Oisans didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Le Bourg-d'Oisans are older than 52.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Le Bourg-d'Oisans: €3,307/m² for houses, €2,913/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €11.90/m² a month, lower than Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.85/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,307/m² | 69 |
| Apartments | €2,913/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Le Bourg-d'Oisans was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people ran at 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 18.8 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 65 offenses locally in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 14.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Museums and other places to visit in and near Le Bourg-d'Oisans. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Bourg-d'Oisans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Bourg-d'Oisans.
Fabienne Serrat: Panini, Public domain
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 2,617 | — | C− | C | C+ | D |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 4,006 | 11 | A | C− | A | A |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 5,587 | 11 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 13 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Le Versoud | 4,900 | 14 | A+ | C | A | A |
| Domène | 6,835 | 14 | B | C− | C | A− |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 14 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #42 of 96 in Isère.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Bourg-d'Oisans grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bourg-d'Oisans is a commune of 2,617 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oisans. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
